(Salt Lake City, UT) – In order to accommodate surging demand at state-operated COVID-19 test sites, and in order to better manage wait times, the Utah …
CDC recommends booster doses for 12-15 year olds
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last night recommended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for people …
Utah public health officials release updated COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines
(Salt Lake City, UT) – State and local public health officials have released updated COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines following the announcement of the Centers for …
The First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 is Coming to Utah
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized use of the first oral antiviral for treatment of COVID-19. The emergency use …
Utah Department of Health Statement on Omicron
Omicron is quickly spreading across the U.S. While our public dashboard only shows 7 confirmed cases of Omicron, it’s very likely that we have far more …
Gov. Cox Names Interim Medicaid Director
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) today announced Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Tonya Hales as the Interim State Medicaid Director. …
CDC and FDA Expand Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16- and 17-year-olds
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the use of the …
COVID-19 Omicron variant discovered in Utah
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) today confirmed the state’s first case of COVID-19 caused by the new Omicron variant. The …
State Releases Transition Plan for the merger of Utah Departments of Health & Human Services by July 1, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 1, 2021)—Today, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and the Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) submitted its Transition Plan to the governor and …
CDC, FDA authorize Pfizer, Moderna booster doses for all adults
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the use of the …